Sox Notch 6th Straight

Jon Garland became the first 12 game winner in baseball tonight after his 8.1 IP 4H performance against the Royals. With tonights victory the Sox moved to 8-0 on the season vs. KC and also gained a game on both the Tribe and Twins, extending their lead in the Central to 9 games over Minnesota.
The Sox racked up 10 hits on the evening, all of which were singles, and scored 5 runs off of the KC starter, Zack Greinke. Greinke had a career high 8K's on the evening, which is much more indicative of how he pitched than his runs surrendered on the evening would lead you to believe. Greinke once again was dominating the Sox through 4+ innings before they scored 2 runs in the 5th, and then Greinke exited in the 6th with 2 men aboard after giving up 1 more. The reliever who replaced him allowed both inherited runners to score. He came into tonights game with a 1-7 record and an ERA close to 6.00, but every time I've seen him pitch against the Sox he has been great.

Tomorrow's Matchups: Howell 1-1, 4.09 vs. Buehrle 8-1, 2.67